who, on
account of their excessive sins hate death but do not give up the sinful ways of life; who, if
fallen ill, repent their ways of life and on regaining their health fearlessly readopt the same
frivolous ways; who get despondent and lose all hopes, but on gaining health, become
arrogant and careless; who, if faced with misfor- tunes, dangers or afflictions, turn to Allah
and keep on beseeching Him for relief and when relieved or favoured with comfort and ease
they are deceived by the comfortable conditions they found themselves in and forget Allah
and forsake prayers; whose minds are allured by day dreams and forlorn hopes and who abhor
to face realities of life; who fear for others the enormous repercussions of vices and sins but
for their own deeds expect very high rewards or very light disciplinary actions. Riches make
such people arrogant, rebellious and wicked, and poverty makes them despondent and
lethargic. If they have to work, they work lazily and if they put up a demand they do it
stubbornly.
